How can we Improve Packback Questions?

Packback's product team wants to hear your suggestions about how we can make Packback Questions more useful, friendly, and curiosity-inspiring!

Here's what each of the statuses below mean:

Under Consideration: We are aware of this suggestion and agree that it could be valuable, but are still gathering data.
Planned: This suggestion is in our product backlog and is planned for release in the next 3-6 months.
Not Planned: Based on our product purpose and current team resources, we do not expect this suggestion to be worked on in the next 6 months.
Done: This improvement is now live in Packback Questions!

Please note: This list does not reflect Packback's full roadmap; the list below is limited to improvements and iteration on existing features in the Packback Questions platform. Large-scale features are not included here.

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2 votes

Navigation while viewing a post

Suggested by: Ryan Baxter (19 Mar) • Upvoted: 28 Apr • Comments: 0
Under consideration
2 votes

Show student small group in their profile

Suggested by: Anne Olson (22 Feb) • Upvoted: 24 Feb • Comments: 0
Under consideration
2 votes

Close options tab when you click out of it

Suggested by: Cody Buczkowski (09 Feb) • Upvoted: 11 Feb • Comments: 0
Under consideration
2 votes

Create penality for students who plagiarize multiple times in 1 term

Suggested by: Anne Olson (26 Jan) • Upvoted: 05 Mar • Comments: 0
Under consideration
2 votes

Add "response to professor's question" option in the gradebook

Suggested by: Albert Belllera (21 Jan) • Upvoted: 22 Mar • Comments: 0
Under consideration
2 votes

Hiding the Learner Leaderboard from students

Suggested by: Kathryn Stegeman (03 Dec, '20) • Upvoted: 23 Feb • Comments: 0
Under consideration
2 votes

Suggested Coaching Emails

Suggested by: Matthew Jungclaus (07 Oct, '20) • Upvoted: 17 May • Comments: 0
Planned
2 votes

Allow for "make up" work

Suggested by: Lindsay Tan (24 Sep, '20) • Upvoted: 22 Mar • Comments: 0
Planned
2 votes

Make a filter for Prof & TA's where they can find discussion threads for a specific grading period.

Suggested by: Gianna Cumba (24 Sep, '20) • Upvoted: 22 Mar • Comments: 0
Under consideration
2 votes

Alert student before post submission that their post doesn't meet the minimum Curiosity Score

Suggested by: Molly Skjei (18 Sep, '20) • Upvoted: 17 May • Comments: 0
Under consideration
2 votes

Allow professors to override the grades within the platform's gradebook

Suggested by: Kathryn Stegeman (31 Aug, '20) • Upvoted: 22 Mar • Comments: 0
Planned
2 votes

Add a filter to show posts you've sparked or responded to.

Suggested by: Packback Professor Suggestion (23 Jun, '20) • Upvoted: 22 Mar • Comments: 0
Under consideration
2 votes

Add filter "unread."

Suggested by: Packback Professor Suggestion (23 Jun, '20) • Upvoted: 19 Mar • Comments: 0
Under consideration
2 votes

Include rules and current debate topic information on a side panel

Suggested by: Lucia Summers (26 May, '20) • Upvoted: 22 Mar • Comments: 0
Under consideration
2 votes

Additional report option for only scores

Suggested by: Brook Milligan (11 Mar, '20) • Upvoted: 19 Apr • Comments: 0
Under consideration
2 votes

Add "average score" to summary statistics

Suggested by: Brook Milligan (11 Mar, '20) • Upvoted: 11 May • Comments: 0
Planned
2 votes

Add bio section to profile so that students can share information about themselves

Suggested by: Vicki (24 Feb, '20) • Upvoted: 09 Mar • Comments: 0
Under consideration
2 votes

Notification to professor when a student has been moderated 3+ times for plagiarism

Suggested by: Anne (08 Feb, '20) • Upvoted: 28 Apr • Comments: 0
Under consideration
2 votes

Allow me to generate a report on my own, based on my own parameters

Suggested by: Paul HIllman (21 Jan, '20) • Upvoted: 22 Mar • Comments: 0
Under consideration
2 votes

Add links to profile avatar images to make it easier to access student community profiles.

Suggested by: Product Design at Packback (21 Nov, '19) • Upvoted: 06 Mar, '20 • Comments: 0
Under consideration General User Experience
2 votes

Add a "Request new Avatar feature" option to take in requests for new hair, features, colors, etc.

Suggested by: Product Design at Packback (14 Nov, '19) • Upvoted: 14 Nov, '19 • Comments: 0
Planned Account Settings
2 votes

Add an "Account" page, instead of having all Account options listed in dropdown menu in the top nav.

Suggested by: Product Design at Packback (14 Nov, '19) • Upvoted: 14 Nov, '19 • Comments: 0
Planned Account Settings
1 votes

Option to increase curiosity scores for peer reviewed work.

Suggested by: Karen (05 Aug) • Upvoted: 05 Aug • Comments: 1
Under consideration
1 votes

Override Gradebook

Suggested by: RJ Malebranche (16 Mar) • Upvoted: 16 Mar • Comments: 1
Planned
1 votes

Remove supporting/counter points, or change them.

Suggested by: Eli Miller (10 Mar) • Upvoted: 10 Mar • Comments: 1
Under consideration
1 votes

Accidental Deletion of Student Post by Prof

Suggested by: Sean Egan (19 Feb) • Upvoted: 19 Feb • Comments: 1
Planned
1 votes

Is it possible to have all of the posts automatically checked for plagiarism?

Suggested by: Lynn Barbee (15 Sep, '20) • Upvoted: 15 Sep, '20 • Comments: 1
Under consideration
1 votes

Add new course subject 'tags' for additional subjects that aren't currently available for tagging.

Suggested by: Product Design at Packback (14 Nov, '19) • Upvoted: 14 Nov, '19 • Comments: 1
Under consideration Professor Tools
1 votes

Allow for point differentiation for Peer Responses or Instructor Responses

Suggested by: Barbara (13 Sep) • Upvoted: 13 Sep • Comments: 0
Under consideration
1 votes

Allow users to include and display pronouns on their Packback accounts

Suggested by: Nico Tangorra (10 Sep) • Upvoted: 10 Sep • Comments: 0
Under consideration
1 votes

Can we add the half hours as possible deadline times

Suggested by: Rakeeta Hampton (02 Sep) • Upvoted: 02 Sep • Comments: 0
Under consideration
1 votes

Allow instructors to easily see which posts they have already read

Suggested by: Barbara (01 Sep) • Upvoted: 01 Sep • Comments: 0
Under consideration
1 votes

Feedback Drafts

Suggested by: Rakeeta Hampton (03 Aug) • Upvoted: 03 Aug • Comments: 0
Under consideration
1 votes

Preloaded questions

Suggested by: Grace (17 Jun) • Upvoted: 17 Jun • Comments: 0
Under consideration
1 votes

View the entirety of each student's threads (question and replies) on one scrollable page.

Suggested by: Kim Hammett (14 Jun) • Upvoted: 14 Jun • Comments: 0
Under consideration
1 votes

Allow users to download individual post (s) that can be exported as PDF or in the form of Journal

Suggested by: Yves Guerilus (25 May) • Upvoted: 25 May • Comments: 0
Under consideration
1 votes

Print Out Weekly Discussions

Suggested by: Mark Pierson (23 May) • Upvoted: 23 May • Comments: 0
Under consideration
1 votes

Allow professors to change date of 'Recommended Features' email

Suggested by: Ellyn Riley (17 May) • Upvoted: 17 May • Comments: 0
Under consideration
1 votes

Allow for quick view of submission points.

Suggested by: Sam (13 May) • Upvoted: 13 May • Comments: 0
Under consideration
1 votes

Have possible names appear as you type students name

Suggested by: Sam (13 May) • Upvoted: 13 May • Comments: 0
Under consideration
1 votes

Allow professors to require supporting and counter points as part of the weekly requirements

Suggested by: Sam Ehrlich (27 Apr) • Upvoted: 27 Apr • Comments: 0
Under consideration
1 votes

Add Full Deadlines list to syllabus insert document

Suggested by: Christa Hein (19 Apr) • Upvoted: 19 Apr • Comments: 0
Under consideration
1 votes

Suggest sources by discipline/subject

Suggested by: Daniel Green (06 Apr) • Upvoted: 06 Apr • Comments: 0
Under consideration
1 votes

Add more in-depth instructions on how to make counter/supporting points in the tutorial

Suggested by: Grace (26 Mar) • Upvoted: 26 Mar • Comments: 0
Under consideration
1 votes

Allow photo upload for profiles, in addition to avatars

Suggested by: Fernanda Duarte (09 Mar) • Upvoted: 09 Mar • Comments: 0
Under consideration
1 votes

Add the citation on the curiosity feed beside the truncated post for each student

Suggested by: Yael (04 Mar) • Upvoted: 04 Mar • Comments: 0
Under consideration
1 votes

Student Version of Professor Insights Email

Suggested by: Daniel Green (24 Feb) • Upvoted: 24 Feb • Comments: 0
Under consideration
1 votes

The system is too stringent on paragraph length.

Suggested by: Jonathan Lochamy (18 Feb) • Upvoted: 18 Feb • Comments: 0
Under consideration
1 votes

• Would be nice if the “back to community” button took us back to the individual section we were jus

Suggested by: Marc Magellan (10 Feb) • Upvoted: 10 Feb • Comments: 0
Planned
1 votes

ability to set early deadline for the original post

Suggested by: Dr. Kanu Priya (06 Feb) • Upvoted: 06 Feb • Comments: 0
Under consideration

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